Board-dropping device.



No. 863,439. I PATENTED AUG.13,, 1907, W. PINES.

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WILSON PINES, OF ROGERS, MICHIGAN.

BOARD-DROPPING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Apnlication filed February 6 1907.- Serial No. 356,107.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILSON PINEs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Rogers city, in the county of Presque Isle and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Board- Dropping Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to board dropping devices for baling presses, and one of the principal objects oi the same is to provide a device for holding a plurality of end boards to be dropped down at the end of a bale being pressed and to provide means for swinging the chopping mechanism to a position for placing the partition boards therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide a board dropping mechanism which can be swung to either side of the baling press in order that the end boards may be placed in the dropper device from either side of the baling press.

These and other objects may be attained by means.

of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of the end board dropper made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular de scription of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a baling press box which may be of the usual or any suitable construction, and 2 are the longitudinal side rails connected to said box. Secured to each of the rails 2 is a bracket 3, said bracket having outwardly extending spaced lugs 4 and said bracket being secured to the rail 2 by means of bolts 5 and 6. The board dropper comprises the edge clamping members 7 of like construction mounted upon a bar 8 having a handle 9 projecting therefrom, said plate 8 being secured by bolts 10 to a hinge 11, said hinge being pivoted upon a removable pin 12 passing through the lugs 4 and through said hinge 11, said pin 12 being held in position by a cotter pin 13. The edge clamping members 7 are connected together at the back by cross bars 14, said cross bars each having a backwardly curved or ofifset portion 15 to make room for the plunger which carries the boards down into the baling press. Springs 16 are secured by bolts 17 to the edge clamping members 7, the lower ends of said springs 16 being curved outwardly as at 18, Fig. 3, said springs bearing against the partition boards a to support them in position above the baling press. The boards a are provided with notches b to accommodate the tie wires in tying the bale. Supporting brackets 19 are bolted, as at 20, to the brackets 3, the purpose oi said brackets 19 being to support the dropping device upon either side of the baling press when one of the pins 12 has been removed to permit the dropper to be swung upon one side or the other of the baling press.

The operation of my invention may be briefly referred to as follows: The dropping device being supported upon the inlet end of the baling press at the end of each bale a board a is dropped into the box and is pushed forward by the plunger against the material to be baled, the notches or recess 1) serving to permit the tie wires to be passed through and around the bale, and the dropping device being tilted upon one side or the other ol the press to replace the boards a therein. The handles 9 may be utilized for removing the dropping device from the press alter the pins 12 have been withdrawn.

It will be obvious that any suitable number of boards a may be provided for in a dropping device made in accordance with my invention. I have shown in the drawing two boards properly supported to be dropped at the opposite ends of the bale, but without departing from my invention, any suitable number of boards may be provided for.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A board dropping device for baling presses comprising edge clamping members provided with springs to bear against one of the boards, a handle connected to each of said edge clamping members, a hinge connected to each 01' said clamping members, a bracket secured to each side of the baling press, said hinge being pivotally connected to said bracket, and means for supporting the board dropping device when swung upon the pivot pin, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVILSON PINES.

Witnesses AUGUST W. FLEMING, AMANDA SCHMIDT. 

